Today, Network18 has announced that Rohit Chadda has joined its digital team as Group Chief Strategy Officer. Before that, Rohit was working with Zee Group for the last four years as CEO-Digital Publishing. He is the man behind Zee Digital’s milestone of 300 active users.
Network18 Hires Rohit Chadda
Rohit Chadda, the successful digital strategist, has left Zee Group to join Network18 Digital as a Group Chief Strategy Officer. Rohit worked for four years in Zee Group. Market analysts give Rohit the credit for Zee Digital’s recent exponential growth.
In Network18, he will be responsible for major operations including initiation of new projects, growth strategies, existing projects further growth, content selection, audience relation, and video production across the network.
Rohit will be a part of the key management team of Network18. He will directly report to Puneet Singhvi, CEO, and President of Network18 Digital. The firm has high expectations from him due to his vast experience in digital business growth.
On the other hand, Rohit is also very excited to join the dynamic team of Network18. In a statement, he said, “I am elated to be a part of Network18, a platform renowned to thrive in excellence. I am excited to join the remarkable team and execute on all the exciting upcoming initiatives. The future is here and untapped – I am looking forward to creating value for the network and its portfolio of companies.”
About Rohit Chadda
Rohit has not only worked in key positions in different companies, but he also has vast experience in entrepreneurship. He acquired two major startups- Foodpanda and PayLo. Foodpanda was later acquired by Delivery Hero, while PayLo became a subsidiary of Immortal Technologies.
Rohit has worked in different fields including technology, e-commerce, fintech, OTT, and media and entertainment. He also worked with Merrill Lynch as an investment banker.
Rohit has completed an engineering degree from Delhi College of Engineering. Later, he joined IIM Calcutta for Master in Business Administrations(MBA).
In April 2021, Zee Digital crossed the 300 million monthly active users mark in the leadership of Rohit Chadda. During his tenure, Zee digital has launched 31 websites and 21 brands. He is also responsible to provide digital content in 12 additional languages.